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Wanting to have a baby is the most natural desire in the world. For many, fulfilling that desire is as simple as trying to conceive for a few months, falling pregnant, and delivering a healthy baby nine months later. For millions of other couples, however, the quest to have a baby of their own can be a soul-destroying one that results in heartache, depression and stress.

When a couple is unable to conceive after a year or more of trying to do so, infertility is diagnosed and doctors often focus on potential reproductive issues in the female partner. Statistics indicate, however, that between 40 and 50 percent of all reproductive problems actually originate with the man. Low sperm concentration, poor sperm motility and other issues related to sperm quality are often at the root of these issues.

Fortunately, there are natural supplements that have been found to improve sperm health. A meta-analysis of 61 studies, which considered the effects of supplementation with pharmaceutical drugs or nutrients like coenzyme Q10 and L-carnitine, found that all of these “appear to improve semen parameters.”

Improving sperm health

[The researchers] looked for improvements in three things that can make conception more likely: sperm concentration, or the amount of sperm released when men ejaculate; sperm morphology, or the number of sperm in the ideal size and shape with an oval head and a long tail; and motility, or the ability of sperm to move through the female reproductive tract to reach an egg.

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Dr. Muhammad Imran Omar, the study’s senior author, noted that several medical treatments and nutritional supplements were found to improve semen quality in these various ways. He noted, however, that limitations in the studies reviewed made it impossible to determine conclusively whether improvements in sperm quality eventually resulted in pregnancies and live births.

Two of the nutritional supplements included in the review were Coenzyme Q10 and L-Carnitine.

Coenzyme Q10 and reproductive health

Healthline explains that sperm is susceptible to oxidative damage, which can result in low sperm count, poor sperm quality, and ultimately, infertility.

A number of studies have found, however, that Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) fights against oxidative damage, improving sperm quality in the process.

L-Carnitine is necessary to shuttle fatty acids across the cells’ mitochondrial membrane. The mitochondria are responsible for creating, sustaining, and managing cellular energy. The mitochondria use fatty acids to burn as fuel for creating cellular energy, also known as Adenosine triphosphate or ATP. Being that the body is made up of cells, L-Carnitine is very important to energy, stamina, and cellular function.

Also considered a potent antioxidant, L-Carnitine has been reported to increase sperm health by providing the protection the body needs to counteract free radical damage. Sperm cells are highly susceptible to damage from free radicals. Antioxidants protect cellular health, including the health of a man’s sperm and the DNA contained within each sperm.